Mount Schank

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 249 people in Mount Schank. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Schank was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.3% of the population.

Of people in Mount Schank aged 15 years and over, 74.9% were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Schank, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Schank 26.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.8% were in primary school, 27.1% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Schank, 7.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Schank were Australian 36.5%, English 28.7%, German 11.6%, Scottish 8.7% and Irish 3.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mount Schank (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Schank, 89.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 1.2% and South Africa 1.2%.

In Mount Schank, 73.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Schank, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.1%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 2.6%, Germany 1.7% and Netherlands 1.3%.

In Mount Schank, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.6%, England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.4%, Germany 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Schank were No Religion, so described 41.1%, Catholic 14.0%, Anglican 10.6%, Not stated 8.5% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Mount Schank, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Schank 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 1.2%.

Employment

There were 143 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Schank. Of these 65.0% were employed full time, 25.2% were employed part-time and 2.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Mount Schank, 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Schank included Managers 38.0%, Professionals 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.3%, Labourers 9.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Mount Schank, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 26.7%, Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 9.5%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.6%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7.6% and Logging 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Schank was $804.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Mount Schank, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.6%, Worked at home 23.7% and Truck 2.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Schank, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.2% provided care for children and 18.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Schank, 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Schank, 55.1% were couple families with children, 37.7% were couple families without children and 7.2% were one parent families.

In Mount Schank, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Schank, of couple families with children, 28.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 36.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mount Schank, 72.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Schank, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Schank, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 49.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Schank, 34.9% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Schank, of all households, 75.6% were family households, 19.8% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In Mount Schank, 12.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Mount Schank, 15.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Schank, 81.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Mount Schank, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Mount Schank, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Mount Schank, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)